This evening team member Hayley Mather, who joined the team in July 2005, retired from the team due to an increasingly demanding work commitment in a new job she took on late last year.

Despite only being in the team for the relatively short period of 19 months (and her small size), Hayley made a huge contribution to the team and from joining very quickly established herself as a very popular team member, always willing to help out on all team activities – operational, training and administrative.

This evening Hayley came to the team meeting and presented us with a very kind letter of thanks regarding her time in the team, also enclosing a generous £20 donation to the team funds. All the team members wish Hayley good fortune in her new job, and with any luck when things stabilise a little bit in her employment, we all hope that she will be able to rejoin the team.

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On New Year's Eve, Assistant Team Leader Mark Scott was surprised and delighted to be given a cheque donation for BMRT of £150 by his friend Sarah Horan of Horwich. Thank you, Sarah, that's very generous and much appreciated!

As 2018 draws to a close, it’s also the end of our 50th Anniversary Year. A huge thank you to everyone that has supported us over the years, especially in 2018. It’s been special year for us and we can’t thank you enough! Happy New Year and hope you all have a fantastic 2019 pic.twitter.com/e0OSv0Bid1

We're thrilled to announce that we've been selected to receive a grant for £13,118.85 from @transportgovuk for essential water rescue equipment, following a bid for funding earlier this year. More info here: m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…